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Hi there! I'm Peggy Lampman...
...a contemporary American author, photographer, and food blogger. Welcome to dinnerFeed. More about me & my site...
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The Ruby of the Sea
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Secrets, lies and passions in the past collide with those in the present in this disturbing but satisfying tale. Visit my Author Website for more information.
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The Welcome Home Diner
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Cousins Addie and Samantha decide to risk it all with a culinary career that starts with renovating a vintage diner in a depressed area of Detroit. There’s just one little snag in their vision...
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The Promise Kitchen: A Novel
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Two women at a crossroad trying to find the perfect recipes to reinvent themselves. Visit my Author Website for more. Available on Amazon.com.
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Taste buds prickle; wanderlust triggered. An Argentine barbecue (asado) enticed me to Patagonia. A friend gave me a vial of ground sumac berries--4 months later I was waking at dawn to the "Call To Prayer" in Turkey. Porcini to Tuscany, and so on. Read more about my chronicles of trips and favorite associated recipes. Browse my travel recipes...
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Search Results for: Cold appetizers
Beet Chips with Tzadziki are healthy alternatives to chips & dip
As a kid, one of my favorite treats was Ruffles Potato Chips and Lipton Onion Soup Dip. All of that sodium, MSG, all of that crunchy grease — I could have a big bowl and still have energy for playing kick-the-can until bedtime. But times have changed, and so too (thankfully) my palate. Don’t misunderstand … Full recipe post
Pub-Styled Cheddar-Beer Spread for Super Bowl
Note: Other past Super-Bowl favorites have included Beefy Super Bowl Sliders with Pimento Cheese and Chipotle Chili Chicken Skins, divine, buttery Chili-Lime Chicken Wings and Teriyaki Meatballs. ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ Lest you … Full recipe post
Entertaining Canapé Platter
Looking for ideas for a splashy New Year’s nosh? Here are my biased prerequisites regarding what an appetizer/finger food should accomplish to guarantee it is admired and then devoured at a party. 1. Said appetizer is visually appealing; the more it looks like a fancy wrapped present, the more it will be appreciated. 2. When … Full recipe post
Pimento Cheese with Creme Fraiche and Bacon
I’m pondering the cosmic irony that suggests Thanksgiving and Christmas are times of peace and tranquility; especially when the two holidays collide like a comet into Jupiter. Whether your hobbies be altruistic, creating clever greeting cards, stitching needlepoint pillows resembling your friends pets, or – sigh – cooking, you barely get a breather before the … Full recipe post
Rabbit & Pork Belly Terrine with Roasted Pomegranate Cippolines & Grapes
It may be early week but I’m thinking of two parties coming up at week’s end; I’ve promised to bring appetizers to both. These are serious food loving folks; the kind of people who chew their food slowly, with intensity, deliberating if the subtle notes of juniper complement the tannins in the wine. I’m sweating … Full recipe post
Basic Crostini – The perfect canvas for cheese, patés, dips and spreads
It’s not always convenient purchasing a freshly baked baguette to serve with so many appetizers. Thankfully, there’s always crostini, which can be made ahead and stored in a tin several days in advance. Season the crostini to complement the flavors of what you plan to serve. For example, my Rabbit & Pork Belly Terrine requests … Full recipe post
Northern India Cooking Class; Lesson 1: Green Tomato Curry
Note: This is the first of seven recipe installments, which compose a classic Northern Indian Feast. The following recipe for Green Tomato Curry, a recipe inspired from Southern Indian cuisine, is the exception. Fine Indian cuisine is not noted for its brevity. The good news is that each of Achla Karnani’s recipes may be made well in … Full recipe post
September’s Last Stand Vegetable Basket
In late September, produce stands heave under the weight of the season’s largess. While one hand clutches a bunch of beets, the other grasps a bag of green beans, carrots and eggplant — and the lure of the September siren entices you to keep spending. With remorse, you cut yourself off, nodding at the beauties … Full recipe post
Grilled Zucchini and Red Pepper Roll-Ups with Goat Cheese
Pity the zucchini. Yesterday’s Farmers Market witnessed kids pointing and sniggering at one gargantuan, misshapen beast. My impulse was to drape my sweater over its lizard-like skin to avoid it suffering further indignities. The indecisive days between summer and fall, shifting from swollen heat to bracing winds, produce these overfed contortionists — a far cry … Full recipe post
Faux Lobster Rolls
Last month it seemed every time I picked up the recipe section of the Times Magazine, it featured lobster in some guise. Lobster rolls in particular make my taste buds prickle, but lobster is pricy in these parts, and it takes a lot of effort to yield enough lobster meat for an authentic lobster roll. So here’s … Full recipe post
Smoked Seafood Spread
Many folks enjoy purchasing a souvenir from a vacation. Perhaps some coral earrings from a beach trip, or an “I Wrestled An Alligator In The Bayou” T-shirt to evoke a happy memory. Me? I like to bring home food. Traveling in Tuscany, for example, I returned to Michigan with dried porcini mushrooms, which were sniffed … Full recipe post
Perfectly Cooked Artichoke
I’m grilling flank steaks — nothing fancy, but I had to think ahead and marinate them overnight. The artichokes are looking quite tempting in area groceries, and when I make artichokes, I also plan ahead. The following recipe is a bit quirky; I’ve never seen or heard of anyone preparing them like this, but it is … Full recipe post
Stuffed Eggs Florentine
If I hired a kitchen organizer who insisted I only keep one serving piece in my kitchen, I’d select my wooden salad bowl–I use it daily. Flash 40 years back to my mother’s kitchen: Being presented with the same ultimatum, I’m pretty sure she would have kept her stuffed (deviled) egg plate, she made some … Full recipe post
Endive stuffed with Blue Cheese Chicken Salad
It’s wise not to underestimate chicken salad. Sure, it’s standard deli case fare, ingredients often minced, dressed in cloyingly sweet mayonnaise, then mounded into a slick plastic bowl. But chicken salad can be beautifully delicious, and has come to my rescue on many an occasion. Chicken salad understands me. It appreciates my gustatory needs, and … Full recipe post
Fresh Cherry and Goat Cheese Crostini
I’m wading in an excess of riches. Unfortunately not of the green back persuasion, but I’ve an abundance of Michigan ruby red cherries to use. I can’t seem to make it through a market without plopping a big bag of the seasonal beauties into my cart, so I’ll be in recipe cherry-land for the next … Full recipe post
